Past Perfect Tense+Quiz

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The Past Perfect Tense expresses the idea thatsomething occurred before another action in thepast.

It can also show that something happened beforea specific time in the past.

FORM : [had + past participle]

Example : You had studied English before youmoved to New York.

WHAT IS PAST PERFECT TENSE?


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USE 1

:Completed Action Before Something in the Past

Examples:

I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went toBatu buruk.

I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.

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USE 2

Duration Before Something in the Past (Non-Continuous Verbs)

With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of MixedVerbs, we use the Past Perfect to show that something started in the

past and continued up until another action in the past.Examples:

We had had that car for ten years before it broke down.

By the time Alex finished his studies, he had been in London for

over eight years.

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Specific Times with the Past Perfect

Unlike with the Present Perfect, it is possible to

use specific time words or phrases with the PastPerfect. Although this is possible, it is usually notnecessary.

Example:

She had visited her Japanese relatives once in1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.

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MOREOVER

If the Past Perfect action did occur at a specific time, theSimple Past can be used instead of the Past Perfect when

"before" or "after" is used in the sentence. The words"before" and "after" actually tell you what happens first,so the Past Perfect is optional. For this reason, both

sentences below are correct.

Examples:

She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993before she moved in with them in 1996.

She visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993before she moved in with them in 1996.

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HOWEVER

If the Past Perfect is not referring to an action at a specific time,Past Perfect is not optional. Compare the examples below. HerePast Perfect is referring to a lack of experience rather than anaction at a specific time. For this reason, Simple Past cannot beused.

Examples:

She never saw a bear before she moved to Alaska. Not Correct

She had never seen a bear before she moved to Alaska. Correct

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ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar

adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

You had previously studied English before you moved toNewYork.

Had you previously studied English before you moved to

NewYork?

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ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

George had repaired many cars before he received

his mechanic's license. Active

Many cars had been repaired by George before hereceived his mechanic's license. Passive

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Section A :1) She had lived in Kelantan before she went toLiverpool. (to live)

2) After we had eaten the pizza, Idham came in. (to

eat)

3) Before Izat ran to Reina's house, he had phoned him.(to phone)

4) After they had packed their rucksacks, they rode

away on their bikes. (to pack)

5) Patrick helped his grandma in the house because hismother had told him so. (to tell)

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Section B :

1) Samad had not invited his friends, so he was alone onSaturday evening. (not/to invite)

2) I had not seen Torres for three years before I met him inSpain. (not/to see)

3) He told me that he had not spoken his brother theother day. (not/to speak)

4)Shizuka had not read the book, so she didn'tunderstand the film. (not/to read)

5) Fabiano had not bought the new camera, so he could

spend the money on new computer. (not/to buy)

6) I didn't find my handphone because I had not looked inthe locker. (not/to look)

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